Program Terms
These terms govern participation in all MIAP Med programs, including the Summer Fellowship and the Clinical Practicum (together, the "Program"). By submitting an application, the applicant — and, where the applicant is under 18, the applicant's parent or legal guardian — agrees to the following terms in full.
The Program is an educational observation and shadowing experience. Participants observe physicians, clinical staff, and hospital operations for educational purposes only. The Program is not medical training, is not employment, is not a clinical rotation for academic credit, and does not qualify any participant to provide medical care of any kind. Participants shall not diagnose, treat, or perform procedures on any patient. Nothing in the Program, and no statement by MIAP Med or its staff, guarantees any outcome of participation — including, without limitation, admission to any medical school, college, or other program.
Participants must comply at all times with the rules, policies, and instructions of MIAP Med, of the host hospital and facilities, and of supervising physicians and staff. Without limiting the foregoing, participants must comply with all patient-privacy obligations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): participants shall not photograph, record, copy, disclose, or remove any patient information, image, or record. MIAP Med may remove any participant from the Program, at its sole discretion and without refund, for any violation of these terms, of facility rules, or of staff instructions, or for conduct that endangers any person or disrupts the Program or the host facility.
Clinical environments involve inherent risks that cannot be eliminated, and the participant knowingly and voluntarily assumes all such risks, including: exposure to communicable diseases and bloodborne pathogens; contact with sharps, medical instruments, and medical equipment; presence in or near radiation-designated areas; slips, trips, and falls; exposure to physically and emotionally demanding scenes, including serious injury, trauma, suffering, and death; travel to, from, and within the Program, including ground transportation arranged by the Program; and the physical and mental intensity of the Program schedule, including early mornings, long days on foot, and overnight activities. The participant acknowledges these risks and participates willingly, with full knowledge of them.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the participant (and, where applicable, the participant's parent or legal guardian) releases, waives, and discharges MIAP Med, Meridian Prep, and their respective owners, officers, directors, employees, coordinators, agents, partner institutions, host physicians, and host facilities (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all liability, claims, and demands arising out of or related to participation in the Program — including claims for personal injury, illness, death, property loss or damage, and travel disruption — whether arising from the negligence of any Released Party or otherwise, except to the extent caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct.
The participant (and, where applicable, the parent or legal guardian) agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any third-party claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from the participant's acts, omissions, or violations of these terms, of facility rules, or of applicable law.
Every participant is required to carry their own full-coverage health and travel insurance, in effect for the entire program period, and the participant's own coverage is primary. MIAP Med and Meridian Prep do not provide insurance of any kind to participants and carry no obligation to insure them. Proof of coverage may be requested before the Program begins, and a participant who cannot demonstrate coverage may be excluded from clinical areas or from the Program. Standalone travel insurance is available through providers such as World Nomads.
MIAP Med is not liable for travel delays, cancellations, missed connections, additional costs, or changes to the itinerary or schedule, whether caused by host facilities, transportation providers, weather, public-health conditions, or other events beyond its control (force majeure). Program schedules, rotations, departmental assignments, and activities may change at any time, without notice, at the direction of host facilities or MIAP Med.
MIAP Med and the Released Parties are not liable for the loss, theft, or damage of any participant's personal property, including luggage, electronics, medication, and valuables, at any time during travel or the Program.
If a participant is injured or becomes ill and is unable to consent, the participant (and, where applicable, the parent or legal guardian) authorizes MIAP Med staff and medical personnel to secure emergency medical treatment for the participant. All costs of such treatment are the sole responsibility of the participant and the participant's insurer, and not of MIAP Med or any Released Party.
Where a participant is under 18 years of age, a parent or legal guardian must execute this agreement on the participant's behalf, and this agreement binds both the participant and the parent or legal guardian. Age restrictions imposed by host facilities continue to apply regardless of this agreement — including, for example, the restriction of Operating Room access to participants aged 18 and over.
Participation in the Program grants MIAP Med and Meridian Prep permission to photograph, record, and use the participant's likeness, image, and voice in program materials, websites, and promotional content, without compensation. A participant (or parent/legal guardian) may opt out of this media release only by written notice delivered to MIAP Med before the Program begins.
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. If any provision of this agreement is held unenforceable, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or severed, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. This document is the entire agreement between the parties on the subjects it covers and supersedes any prior statements or understandings on those subjects.
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